GOLDSMID, ALBERT EDWARD WILLIAMSON — (1846–1904), English soldier. Born at Poona, India, Goldsmid entered the British Army in 1866, reached the rank of colonel in 1894, and served with distinction in the Boer War. Born of a long assimilated family connected with the illustrious… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GOLDSMID — GOLDSMID, English family, descended from AARON GOLDSMID (d. 1782), who settled in London in the second quarter of the 18th century and was active in the affairs of the Great Synagogue. BENJAMIN GOLDSMID (1755–1808) and ABRAHAM GOLDSMID… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Goldsmid — Goldsmid, the name of a family of Anglo Jewish bankers, sprung from Aaron Goldsmid (died 1782), a Dutch merchant who settled in England about 1763. Two of his sons, Benjamin Goldsmid (c. 1753 1808) and Abraham Goldsmid (c. 1756 1810), began… … Wikipedia
Goldsmid, Albert Edward Williamson — (1846–1904) English soldier and Zionist. Born in Poona, India, into an assimilated Anglo Jewish family, Goldsmid became a regular soldier and served as a staff colonel in the Boer War (1899– 1902). He reasserted his Jewish identity in adult… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Francis Henry Goldsmid — Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid, Bart. (1808 1878) was an Anglo Jewish barrister and politician.The son of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid and a member of the Goldsmid banking family, Francis was born in London, and privately educated. He was called to the… … Wikipedia
D'Avigdor-Goldsmid Baronets — The d Avigdor Goldsmid Baronetcy, of Somerhill in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 January 1934 for Osmond d Avigdor Goldsmid, President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and… … Wikipedia
Isaac Lyon Goldsmid — Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, Baronet, (January 13 1778 – April 27 1859), was a financier and one of the leading figures in the Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom.Goldsmid was born in London, and began in business with a firm of bullion brokers … Wikipedia
James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid — Major General James (Jack) Arthur d Avigdor Goldsmid (19 December 1912 6 September 1987) was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of the prominent Anglo Jewish d Avigdor Goldsmid family, and his brother Henry d Avigdor Goldsmid was… … Wikipedia
D'AVIGDOR — (later d Avigdor Goldsmid), family that settled in England about the middle of the nineteenth century and became united with the prominent Jewish family Goldsmid. Among its members were ELIM D AVIGDOR (1841–1895), engineer and author. He was the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
St. Ann's Well Gardens, Hove — St. Ann s Well Gardens is a park in Hove, East Sussex about half a mile from the shore. The park is renowned for its chalybeate (iron bearing) spring, which is now named St. Ann s Well. In this case, the name St. Ann does not refer to any saint.… … Wikipedia
